Get a peek at the new Planner Queen, JUNE ROSE in this weeks form scratch planner spread. June Rose will be available July 4th along with a set of clip art items.
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This week, I'm using the Tropical Wash Roll by Recollections found at Michael's Craft Store. I went a little over the top, okay a lot over the top, with the washi, but it's so beautiful, I just wanted to fill the page with as much as possible. I failed to record part of the work I did on the layout. I used some free stickers that are pinned on my Pinterest Board here and I also used some printable planner stickers from my shop that are listed below. The date numbers were a test and once I work ... Continue Reading...

After a year of hoarding, I am finally using the stickers that I purchased from Etsy. The shop that the stickers I used in this planner spread is no longer in business. I went with a vertical planner layout this week, on legal size grid paper that I designed and printed myself. The grid design as well as dot grid and small grid is available as a printable in the shop and is listed below.
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This week I finally used the washi tape and planner stickers form the Petals + Bloom collection from Hobby Lobby. While I think the washi tape beautiful and works great, the planner stickers are not my favorite. The heavy weight, of the stickers, seems to hinder the sticky-ness and they do not stick as well on the paper I'm using as thinner stickers. Also, they have a bit of a glossy finish that is not ideal for most pens because the ink sits on top of the gloss, dries slowly which makes the ink ... Continue Reading...

Every time I do a from scratch layout, it is a learning experience. Most of the time it's little things that I learn that you probably don't see. This time, as is typical for a lefty, I smudged the ink from the weekend stamp. Well actually, it's partially from being a lefty and partially because I used chalk ink on top of washi tape, and it didn't dry well. I put a piece of clear tape over the stamped ink it to keep it from smudging further, and I did my best to hide the smudge and decorate with ... Continue Reading...

The layout for this week, April 10-16, 2017, is another from scratch planner spread on a printable grid paper that I printed myself using a regular inexpensive inkjet printer. I use my favorite 32lb paper because I like the weight and eliminates most of the shadowing and bleed through. I didn't do much stamping this week. I am trying to use up some of the planner stickers that I designed and printed myself (printable planner stickers) as well as the few that I have purchased over the last year ... Continue Reading...

This week I went with a bit more stamping. The daily boxes are horizontal across the pages in two rows. I like this horizontal layout, but I'm not sure I will stick with it. Even though it's still somewhat of a vertical spread, I am a bit partial to a full vertical layout.
The large sticker, Augusta Blue, is my own digital artwork from a few months ago when I was considering offering physical stickers. Because of this planner spread, I received so many questions and so much feedback regarding ... Continue Reading...

Very little on my schedule this week. I have a few appointments, and the regular weekly to do items, but there is quite a bit of white space in this planner spread. I could have filled some of the space with decorations and planner stickers, but I decided to keep it simple and save the space. I may need to write in a few things as the week progresses, and filling up all the white space ow will limit my space for any unexpected plans.
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For the month of August, I am challenging myself to avoid the use of printable sticker kits and sticker sets designed specifically for the Happy Planner or Erin Condren's Life Planner weekly layouts. I'm going to wing it, and work with the stickers in my stash. I am going to experiment and try some other techniques including using scrapbook papers, stamping, more washi, etc. So stay tuned! If you haven't subscribed to my channel, make sure you do so you don't miss a ... Continue Reading...